Looks like the hookers off-contract(according to ZeroTackle who can be questionable) are
Chris Adams,
Kurt Baptiste,
Shaun Berrigan,
Dean Blackman,
Danny Buderus,
Glen Buttriss,
Damien Cook,
Alex Elisala,
Beau Falloon,
Robbie Farah,
Jake Granville,
Masada Iosefa,
Matt Keating,
Kevin Kingston,
Apisai Koroisau,
Kayne Lawton,
Anthony Mitchell,
John Morris,
Nathan Peats,
Pat Politoni,
Chad Redman,
Mitch Rein,
Josh Reynolds,
Nafe Seluini,
Nathan Smith
Of that list, the ones that interest me even slightly are Baptiste, Falloon, Granville, Kingston, Mitchell, Peats, and Rein.
I have discounted Farah and Reynolds who quite frankly are not realistic. Falloon, Granville and Mitchell would only interest me as bench options if we were to go down the path of having an impact hooker.
Kingston may have a good couple of years in him after this. I would prefer to get a good up-and-comer of course but if we have to get him to plug a hole for a couple of years while we wait for our next hooker I could live with that.
Rein, Baptiste and Peats are all good up-and-coming hookers though, and none of them look like being 80 minute players at their clubs this year or down the track.
The Dragons will have to make a choice between Rein and King sooner or later, and if they don't it will hold Rein back from rep duties IMO. He is too good to be playing 50 minutes a game.
McCullough will be the Broncos 9 for the next decade...it would be lunacy for Baptiste to stay there beyond his current contract.
Peats is probably not a future rep standard hooker in my opinion but he will be a good solid first-grader. I like his energy but he is stuck behind Isaac Luke.
There are options out there, hopefully we can snare someone.
